Volleyball

November 1, 2008

Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision To Southern New Hampshire


Box score: http://www.smcathletics.com/sports/vball/2008/stats/vbsnhstm.htm.

COLCHESTER, Vt. ? The Saint Michael's College volleyball team (11-12, 2-9 Northeast-10 Conference) suffered a 3-1 setback to Southern New Hampshire University in conference action on Saturday at the Ross Sports Center. The visiting Penmen won game #1, 25-22, and after falling in the second game, 25-20, completed the win with 25-18 and 31-29 victories in games three and four.

For SNHU (8-11, 5-6 NE-10), senior Brianna Doucet (Danville, N.H.) tallied a team-best 20 kills and 18 digs, while sophomore Stephanie Dluginski (Floral Park, N.Y.) added 12 kills. Senior Nicky Dumond (Tewksbury, Mass.) added a team-best 20 assists in the victory.

For the Purple Knights, sophomore Lindsey Frazier (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central) posted 20 kills and added five assisted blocks. Senior Amy Manougian (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth) handed out 47 assists and added 14 digs, while classmate Stephanie Smetana (Independence, Mo./Truman) contributed 15 digs.

Saint Michael's plays its final home match of the season on Sunday, as the Purple Knights host Saint Anselm College for a 1 p.m. match. SNHU next plays on Tuesday at Bentley University at 7:30 p.m.

Southern New Hampshire 3, Saint Michael's 1

Game 1: SNHU 25, SMC 22

Game 2: SMC 25, SNHU 20

Game 3: SNHU 25, SMC 18

Game 4: SNHU 31, SMC 29

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